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PRESIDENT 
Miss Julia E. Smith 

VICE-PRESIDENTS 
Mr. Thomas Perry Mr. Everett E. Whipple 

RECORDING SECRETARY 
Mrs. Thomas Perry 

CORRESPONDING SECRETARY 

Miss Bertha M. Brown 

TREASURER 
Miss Gertrude Foster 

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE— THE OFFICERS 
Rev. J. L. Peacock Mr. Albert E. Barber 

PROGRAM COMMITTEE 

Mr. Ethan Wilcox Mr. Elisha C. Stillman 

Mrs. LaClede Woodmansee 



MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE 



Rev. S. M. Cathcart 



Mr. Harvey C. Perry 



Mrs. Elis*ha C Burdick 



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ARTICLE 1 

Name 

The name of this Association shall be "The Westerly 
Historical Society." 

ARTICLE 11 

Object 

The object of this society shall be to promote interest in 
historical research, to stimulate a study of the history of Southern 
New England, and encourage the collecting and preserving of 
manuscripts, pamphlets, and relics, especially those relating to 
Westerly and vicinity. 

ARTICLE 111 

Membership 

Section 1. This society shall consist of active and hon- 
orary members. 

Section 2. (a) Active members shall be those who pay 
the annual dues and only those shall have the privilege of voting. 

(b) Honorary members shall be those who shall have 
rendered valuable service to the cause of historic inquiry or 
literature in general, and such other persons as this society may 
deem worthy of election. 

Section 3. Every application for active membership 
shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant and endorsed by 
at least one active member of this society. 



Section 4. Every application for membership shall be 
endorsed by the membership committee before being presented 
to the society for election. 

Section 5. Any applicant for membership to this society, 
recommended by the membership committee, who shall receive 
an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present and 
voting at any regular meeting of this society, shall be a member. 
All members shall be elected by ballot. 

ARTICLE IV 

Officers 

Section 1. The officers of this society shall consist of a 
President, two Vice-Presidents, a Recording Secretary, a Cor- 
responding Secretary, and a Treasurer. 

Section 2. The officers shall be elected annually and 
shall hold their respective offices until their successors are elected. 



ARTICLE V 

Officers' Duties 

Section 1. President — It shall be the duty of the Presi- 
dent to preside at all meetings and appoint all committees not 
otherwise provided for. He shall have a casting vote only in 
case of a tie. 

Section 2. The Vice-Presidents — In the absence of the 
President, the Vice-Presidents shall perform the duties of the 
President. 

Section 3. Recording Secretary — The Recording Secre- 
tary shall keep a full record of all the proceedings of this society; 
he shall keep a roll of membership in a book provided for that 
purpose and shall take care of and keep properly filed all com- 
munications and papers of this society. 

Section 4. Corresponding Secretary — The Correspond- 
ing Secretary shall conduct promptly all correspondence of this 
society unless it is otherwise provided for. 



Section 5. Treasurer — The Treasurer shall keep an ac- 
curate account between the society and each of its members; re- 
ceive all money due the society, pay all bills properly presented, 
and perform such other duties as appertain to the office of 
Treasurer. He shall make a report at the annual meeting or 
oftener if required. 



ARTICLE VI 
Standing Committees 

Section 1. There shall be an Executive Committee con- 
sisting of the officers and two others elected at the annual meet- 
ing. The Executive Committee shall exercise a general super- 
vision over all business of the society; shall appropriate funds for 
current expenses and shall devise ways and means to promote 
the objects of this society. 

Section 2. There shall be a Membership Committee of 
three elected at the annual meeting which shall investigate the 
qualifications of applicants for membership and shall present 
names to the society for election. 

Section 3. There shall be a Program Committee of three 
elected at the annual meeting, which shall present a program 
for each meeting of this society. A Nominating Committee of 
three shall be appointed by the Executive Committee one month 
previous to the annual meeting and shall present to this society 
at the annual meeting a list of candidates for each office. 

ARTICLE VII 

Meetings 

Section 1. The regular meeting of this society shall be 
held at the Memorial Library Building at half after seven in 
the evening of the second Thursday of each month from October 
to May inclusive. 

Section 2. Special meetings may be called by the Execu- 
tive Committee by giving notice to each member. 



Section 3. The annual meeting of this society for election 
of officers and the transaction of other business shall be the 
regular meeting in May. 

Section 4. Seven members of the society shall constitute 
a quorum for the transaction of business. 

Section 5. Three members of the Executive Committee 
besides the President shall constitute a quorum for the transaction 
of business of the committee. Meetings of the Executive Com- 
mittee shall be held at the call of the President or upon the re- 
quest of three of its members. 

ARTICLE VII 

Dues 

The annual dues of this society shall be $1.00 payable at 
the annual meeting. 

ARTICLE IX 

Amendments 

This constitution may be amended, added to or repealed, by 
a two-thirds vote of the members present and voting at a regular 
meeting of this society, provided that such amendment has been 
recommended by the Executive Committee and notice of the 
same given at the last regular meeting. 



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ARTICLE I 

Order of Business 

At the regular meetings of this society the order of business 
shall be as follows: 

a. Reading of records of last meeting. 

b. Reports. 

c. Unfinished business. 

d. New business. 

e. Program. 

f. Adjournment. 

ARTICLE II 

These By-Laws may be amended, added to, or repealed only 
in the manner described in Article IX of the Constitution. 



Nam^a 0f iU^mb^ra 



Julia E. Smith 
Fred Stewart Greene 
Edward G. Cundall 
Bertha M. Brown 
Gertrude E. Foster 
Mary Babcock Burdick 
Jessie Hiscox Woodmansee 
Lucy M. W. Foster 
Byron J. Peckham 
Phebe Perry BufFum 
Thomas Perry 
Grace D. Wheeler 
T. A. Wallace 
Harriet Maine Greene 
Frederick C. Buffum 
Mary M. Crandall 
Clara V. B. Clarke 
Minnie A. Champlin 
George A. Champlin 
Joseph L. Peacock 
N. Henry Lamphear 
William H. Holmes 
L. McQuilken 
Ethan Wilcox 
Sarah F, Barbour 
Ruth R. Nash 
Sarah A. Briggs 
Margaret W. Perry 
Clara C. Stanton 
Elisha C. Stillman 
Albert E. Barber 
Everett E. Whipple 
Jessie C. Larkin 
Winnie Berry Saunders 
Willard H. Bacon 
Mary A. C. Bacon 
Mary E. C. Chapman 
Mrs. Oscar Vose 



Mrs. J. Courtland Barber 
Samuel M. Carthcart 
Harriet H. Carthcart 
Edith C. Champlin 
Harriet H. A. Stillman 
Jennie B. Miner 
Louisa A. Babcock 
John W. Sweeney 
Mrs. John W. Sweeney 
Helen G. Wilson 
Mrs. J. William Beaton 
Mrs. Fremont Nye 
Clara V. Perry 
Charles Perry 
Elizabeth Haswell 
Mary Currier Burke 
Nancy C. N. Joslin 
Helen H. A. Miner 
Lydia S. Perry 
Harvey C. Perry 
Mrs. Carrie B. Frazier 
A. Ethelyn Foster 
Katherine W. Foster 
Elizabeth R. Chester 
Lucy E. Rice 
L. Gertrude Stillman 
Georgia L. Langworthy 
Evelyn Stillman 
Mrs. M. Edith Burk 
Mrs. Susanna S. Vaughn 
Mrs, Annie Nash 
Mrs. Sarah F. Richmond 
Mrs. J. Emma McArthur 
Gov. E. R. Allen 
Mrs. E. R. Allen 
Mrs. W. F. Williams 
Rev. W. F. Williams 
Howard G. vStillman 



